The Sun. — London, England, 1826-09-05 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. We have to.announce, on the authority of private intel ligencp from Dover, the death of Lord Gifford, Master of the Rolls. His Lordship had suffered severely.from inter nal inflammation, for two days before his death, which took place at hishouse on the M ar i ne: Parade, Dover, shout six o'clock yesterday-morning. The decease of this young Judge end Peer 'staves a lucrative olbee open to the disposal of the same powerful patronage to which Lord Gifford was indebtO for it. That there. is any thing' to regret on public grounds in his Lordship's departure from a scene on which he, attracted bat little notice to the de cent mediocrity with which his judicial functions were dis charged, we are not much prepared to asseverate. Lord Gifford will be adduced as a remarkable instance of rapid and lirilliant advaneement in life—an instance. doubly Ine nKenble, because there was nothing about the man at all worthy of record but his fortuneti. We have heard it said that Mr. Gifford was, within the period of fifteen years, an attorney's clerk, .and Solicitor-General of Eng land. What the qualities were which recommended .him to Lord Eldon, we are. not !)ound to investigate : they may : have been of that class of virtues which are bold, un bending, and intractable-,the reverse of all that is supple, servile, or fitted for the anti-chamber of a. Court. That. Lord .Gifford was at one time designated far the Wool sack, and had that species of security for his elevation which monty4euders term a past obit, seems to have been a generta understanding of the Bar.. How his Lordship wasVfoily to execute the. duties of such a station is another ;premium It might have proved difficult for him to in crease the odium annexed to it, and to the system of which it forms a distinguished part. But if the memory of a tenant for life in a certain dignified office had any reason ' able chance of eseaping with posterity, it would, perhaps, have been by realising the scheme of succession which had been projected for Lord Gifford. His Lordship, as a poli tician, was, of course; an enemy to the Catholics. In his professional practice he was quick and alive to facts,-prin ciples he left where be found them. He was a sharp, though vulgar, advocate—a feeble Attorney-General—an assiduous Judge--a follower in all things--but in private life, we have been gratified by hearing, he was of an amiable and unexceptionable character.--Time:. We have received the Eloile of Sunday, from which we have extracted an article containing intelligence, as new, we dare to say, to most of our readers, as it was to ourselves. It seems there is at this time a Protestant -Inquisition in Dublin, in which instruments of torture are employed to constrain the Catholic prisoners to be come Protestants'. A blacksmith has been employed in making a particular kind of instrument, to be fastened to the heads of the unconvertible prisoners. Why the head should have been selected as a subject on which the blacksmith's horrid ingenuity was' to be exercised does not appear. In Catholic Inquisitions, the anointing the feet with oil, and bringing them ut contact with a brazier, used to make as powerful an impression as could he wished for. However, the heads of Irishmen, are, perhaps, too strong to be affected in any other way than by direct application. The instrument for the head, wR suppose, effected its purpose by percussion—disturb ing the brain in its functions, and preventing that cool exorcise of the mental powers, from which the Protestant Inquisitors naturally enough anticipated the rejection of their pestilent heresy. We would fain hope, that the in lulmanity which the person, who witnessed this terrible Instilment, conceived even beyond what the human heart was copable of, was not gratuitous, but had, at least, the justification of being subservient to the process of conver sion. We have heard it observed, that skulls arc *occa sionally to be found in Ireland, proof against ordinary rea soning.; but we never knew before that it was necessary to call in the blacksmiths, and to grapple with then.— This, horrible: bnainess is stilted on an authority which places its - truth beyond all question. In the iirst phase appears. in urn, English Journal, bearing the title of The Truth-feller, which title also is almost a guarantee for the reality of the matter, Then an Irish Correspondent of, 74 Truth-feller actually saw the Instrument of Tor tufq. ~ , The Popish Plot was not better proved by the violent death of Sir Edmondbury Godfrey. Then, the Catholic :Archbishop of Dublin and a Committee of In quiry, and, a Barrister end Short-hand Writer, have ail been. employed in discovering the atrocities of these Pro testant Inquisitors for some time past- r -and we, are soon, it seems, to be favoured with the result of their labours. No wonder that the Eioile should feel itself called on to deplore, in a leading article , so pathetically the excesses of, intolerance. Only think that such things should have been , perpetrated in our enlightened country, and that we should be indebted for, !the first disclosure, of them to a French official journal 1 ---Morning Chronicle. The new Parliament, as our readers might see by the Proclamation, is to assemble on the 14th of November.— The first business of importance that will occupy the at tention of Members, will, in all probability, be the late °Meta in Council relative to the importation of grain.-- These apply only to certain kinds of grain, but it is .ex tremely-probable, now ,that Ministers have resolved to open the ports on their own responsibility, that not only oats, rye, &c., but also wheat will be admitted before the meeting of Parliament. Ministers will thus break through the Corn Laws, and, as may be expected, will meet With renewed opposition from the landed interest. We trust that Ministers will meet therwfairlyi and allow them every opportunity of discussingthe question and of expressing their sentiments on thisimportant subject.. One advan tage will arise from this new measure. It will serve -as an experiment, and by the time that Parliament meets, the nation will be able to form an opinion as to the effects of altering the Corn Laws. The tax agreed upon certainly appears too km. This, however, will be better' seen some months henee4 If a great fall in prices be the con sequence, the landed proprietors will strenuously oppose the continuation of the measure. We shall most probabl , have two or three hard debates on the subject, anilthen we hope the question will be set at rest. It is proper that it should be the case, in justice not only to the agricultural interest, but to all those engaged in the Foreign corn trade. Our opinion is, that the productions of all nations ought to be admitted into this country,on paying a fair import tax. We have gone on with the restrictive and prohibi toty system too long. Instead of: benefitting the country, it has tended only to render our agriculturalist* and manu facturers, careless,. It has encouraged, smuggling, turned our seamen into Cestom,house diem, filled our gaols with simigglers, tilid thrown their wives and children on the parish. Besides tlsew,s evils, it has. also turned other nat i on s against , us, and made. them resort to similar mea sures in self-defence. prohibited at . one time a. v ariety of French manufactures, end.the French in. re turn prohibited our cotton. and woollen . The tax still on many of them is excessi ve , an d i t pro b a ble that when Mr. Huskissun attempted toprevail on M. Villele to allow our .cotton and woollen manufactures to be admitted into Prance , the answer: was, first reduc e the excess i ve , i m port taxes on hrandy, wines, silks,ike. and 'wig 'British mannfeetures at t hen we will speak Of adultt you impose. a tax of 1,600. p r easonable duties. „„ % , % a l t ii i t e 4,, s 4 crimmerce, how eittk•y4: c ent ' all sortie of admit their cotters goods merchants "Pr" will Huskisson, at a ny thing moderate rates ? probability , g ive no answer. Itie,next subject after L b s will :probably be the CatholiciiQuesti the C or n , an d the debates and Votes ott li the so o: f ca i si o o l t i i m v i v o i l l i l e as o e f er t the sentiments of the ne;iy ou Without giving any opillion as to long-agitated subject. 2 . h e C a tholics all' their demat litst They gr y 4llt w in- y - tear to us to be going too ids,. we eannot help ask too unleh In private life arnatila more likely -that they t 6 P n i ce. cl in ins requests by making only. (Jae at a time, altogether. The Catholics at pre to succee d k for the removal of one grievance and wait than by making them: sent do not as . rtunity to get rid of the others, but for a favourable l? t h ey as k for com°plete and unconditional emancipation,and _sperieneArs and high demands, have roused by their violent yw . who but for these might have been the opposition of man y , . subject. The Currency Question will . . . , be another subject of important (liseussion. It must be sdinitted nn all hands that the state of the country in this respect is much better than cold have been anticipated. We owe this in a great measure to the high rate of ex- Change, :and so long as it continues, .and. should .no im portant alteration be made in our commercial relations with other countries ) , gold will not maly remain in the country, but continue to ow in. In that ease there would he no Occasion to legislate on the subject, or pass Acts for the issuing of One or two pounds. If this year's crop, how ever, should turn out deficient, and great quantities of fo reign grain be admitted, gold, in the first instance, would be wanted to pay for it ; the rate of exchange might fall to par, and even perhaps, lower ; though there is little probabi lity that this would happen, at least for some time. When this appens, gold most probably will soon disappear. It will be hipped out of the country, or locked up in coffers, and a similar panic to that which occurred thirty years ago would Most probably be the consequence, Mr. Peel's Bill must hen be rescinded, or its operation at.least sespended, and recourse be had to one and two pound notes.. If such Should be the ease, we hope that notes of 30s. and .50s. will also be issued for supplying the place of silver, which must disappear with the gold. The state of the laws, too, Nvill form another subject of discussion in both Houses. Mr. Peel has done much to abridge and simplify many ,4ets of Parliament. Much, however, remains to be dime, and we should he, happy to see some of those laws re scinded that were passed only last Session; that one, in particular, which awards a degrading punishment for steal ing a few apples or pears, ought to be modified. Row can we uprani either Spain or Turkey with the had state Of their laws when we send to the tread-mill children of tender years—while we allow the plunderers on the Stock xchange, and the concoctors of swindling schemes, to rob the public with impunity ? The one offence is not to be Awned with the other, yet the great offenders escape, and have sometimes even ,the audacity to threaten with actions for libel those who expose their villainy.. We sincerely trust that, Ministers will see the inconsistency of this as well as a number of other laws, and take the most effectual Measures to remedy such defects in our legal system. The Court of Chancery is the only other subject likely to ex cite lengthened discussions in both Houses. We believe it will be found extremely difficult to Contrive any effectual remedy for the 'evils, entailed on; the country by this; Court. Perhaps the best plan that can be adopted is that which vi,ve suggested sonic time ago. The funds in Chancery in greased during the last 100 years from one million to forty Millions. 'll .- it should go on increasing at. the same rate Oiere would, in the, course of another hundred years, be twice the amount of , the national debt. locked up in the Court of Chancery ;, and as this sum is seldom touched e z xcept for the purpose of paying lawyers, who ,have no right to it, we think it would be ,much better to consign it over at once to the nation. This is a mode of reform that would be generally. acceptable, and infinitely superior to inky of those pointed out by the Chancery Commissioners. Morning Herald. t It is mentioned in a French paper of Friday, that Barradas, the Portuguese Minister of Ecclesiasti cal Affairs and of Justice, had sent in his resignation, Pon .Antonio Guereiro is appointed Minister of Ec esiastkal Affairs till the arrival of Pedro de Mello Breyner. It appears from official returns, that the import& Lion of cotton wool up to the end of August, 1826 it; 186,000 bags less than up to the same period in 1825. The exportation in 182 r is nearly double that df 1825, two and a half times more than that of 1824, and more than three times thatpf 1828. PICT E RIM AD, Au°. 29.—The Aurora. CT um 4rchangel, appeared off here this morning, with loan of foremast, It is reported the crew have left her, and that the crew of a smack have rendered their as distance. She is drifting fast, to the northward. THE RUSSIAN FrtJGArEa.---Gravesend is At re lent exceedingly lively. Tbe'arrival of the two Rue sOn frigates have not added a little to the bustle and Warlike 'appearance of the town, from "the number of ?.ussian marines and sail Ors parading the streAs. The bullion which the frigates brought over to this country has been conveyed, within the last three days, by extra ' coaches and waggons, to London, to the agency of Mr, tothschild, under the superintendance of Mr. Berk hausen, the Russian Consul. The gentry and visiters of the town are received on board to inspect the Ves- Sels with every polite attention from the officers, atul sip those who have visited the .ships speak, in the highest terms of the 'excellent discipline of the sea rnen, and the extreme degree of cleanliness observable throughout both the frigates. A splendid regatta Mayor, to take place, under. the patronage of the Corporation, inhabitants, and others of the town. AFRICAN I)lBoVEltx. 7 -It is most satisfactory to learn, though there are no recent accounts from Cali.« yin Clapperton, R. N., and Mr. Dixon; who are en- tine the arduous service of tracing the'Nigerfrom the Atlantic shores to Timbuctoo,' that Mr. Houston, Who accompanied Captain Clapperton up the Countryi towards Yourie, and returned to t the Whydah Roads, Aar being absent four months, gives the most satis ,factory account of the progress of the mission up to the river Katunga. He says, " The climate of the interior is sn much finer than on the coast, that I was only sick one day.. We were everywhere throughout this long journey received with the gratest kindness and esteem by the Cabouceers, and by the people %%WI acclamations. Provisions are in the greatest abun dance, and carriers for the baggage were furnished at every stage by order of the King; and, from the time we left Ba dagry until my return, not even the value of a cowrie was missed ; nor did King, Cabouceers, or a slave, even beg so much as one. This is surely unprecedented in the annals of African discovery. I left Katunga Eyco on the 14th of March, and arrived at Badab'rry on the 12th of April, having been absent four months And five days-50 days in Kattinga, which is a large city, having a wall from 12 to 15 miles in circum ference, part of the ground within being planted with porn, yams, onions, &c. Like Dahomey it is distant from the Niger or Quavia river about 30 miles, and about 350 from Badagry, hut above 400, taking the Alin course of the road. The country is varied with hill and dale, prosperous and beautiful, great part like that behind Whyda,y, dear of wood and well ctiltivated.;—//ampshire Telegraph. LAiiTAATEtt , Asstm.---Pairick Raffitrly, for n'illway,Ohhery at Manchester, and John INinuright, for mahOously stabbing T. Pomfret, a t Winwiek, are left' f or execution on Saturday, the 9th of September . ' 'Richard . Shorroch, who had sentence of death passed upon him f or a ra p e , h as b een re p r i eve d. —Manchester GaZote. flied, on the _sth ult., at Bath Mrs. A Itiehard . , son, widow, a n d re li ct o f the late -- Richardson, . Esq., in the 88th year of her ag_e. Her first husband,Mr. Whaley, 00 th e bi rt h of her'eldeat son, Was SO highly gratified h) that eveiit, that. he' Made her a re sent of ten thousand p oun d s , f or w hi c h h e i s sa id to have drawn on his hanker in the following terms : Good, MG Latoru;:he, Prate open your pouel4, And.,p a y my sour* darling Teo thousand pounds iterling; For which thin silent fail ye, Your servant—M. Whaley. 477C` POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET.—rhomas Taylor was brought up in cus tody on•a charge of ,bigamy. Mr. nutler, clerk to Mr. Harmer the solicitor,,attended on the part of the prosecution. lie said that he was not as yet prepared to go fully into die case; but he submitted several documeuts to the magistrate, which he said were sufficient to warrant the pri- toner's detention. , 'Air. , Taylor said that he did not mean to deny the charge, but he meant to say that his second marriage took place when be was under the full and firm conviction that his first wife was no more. Her suppowd death took place so hug ago as 14 or 15 years. He, did not exactly remember the year when he thought that event' had occurred, hut the last time he recollected Seeing her was at the time of the Princess Amelia's death, whenever that might have happened. Mr. HALt,s observed, that after so long a lapse of time as four.' teen years, if nothing occurred in the mean time to make bins believe otherwise, Mr. Taylor had certainly some reason to believe that be was competent to enter into a second marriage., Mr. Butler..—l Shall be enabled to show that the prisoner had communication with his first wife within the time he stated. Mr. Taylor (considerably agitated.)—You cannot prove any such thing. I call God to witness,_ I never laid eyes on her these 14 or 15 years. We were . then, your Worship, living at Nottingham, where my wife deserted me, and had connexions with other men. She had a child by a Mr. Tibbutt, and one or two by a Mr. Bragg. In order to prove that T was fully per auaded of her death, my present wife went to Nottingham about four or five years ago to inquire the truth of the report, and she there heard that she was posit►vely dead. Mr. Butler.—All I can say is, that such are my instructions. As I have witnesses to procure from Nottingham, I wish the case to be adjourned to Saturday. Mr. Haus consented, saying, that under all the circumstances he should take bail from Mr. Taylor, - himself in 501., and two sureties in 501, each. Mr. Taylor then retired to procure bail. In the course ( (tithe day Mr. Harnett the solicitor addressed the Magistrate on the, part of the. defendant, stating that he (Mr. Taylor) was the plaintiff in a. case which had lately heir brought forward at the Mansion-house, and which caused a considerable sensation in the city at the time. His worship might remember an affair, in which a city broker was accused of seducing the wife of a Mr. Taylor, who was a tailor by trade. HALLS said, he remembered the case perfectly well. . Mr..Harnett.—Then, Sir, thaplaintiff in that case is the per , son who. was this day brought before you On a charge of bigamy. . 1 have reason to believe that my client is the victim of a conspiracy, the cause of which your worship may guess, when I tell you that , suit at law is now pending between my client, Mr. Taylor, and the defeneliu►t in the case 1 have alluded to, - the former seeking damages front. the latter for the injury inflicted on his domestic peace, My object in making the present application. is, first, to procure a sight of the deposition sworn to in this charge of bigamy; and, secondly, to request that you will appoint as early a day. for the heating of the case as possible. • Mr. Ilsu.s said, he had no objection to let Mr. Harnett exa mine the deposition, but ai Saturday was appointed for the hear ing, he could not change it from that day. • Mr. Harnett said, that he was afraid that his client could not procure the bairrequired, but if the magistrate would consent to take two sureties of 251. each, he himself would be one of them. To this proposal Mr. Halls assented. Mr. Harnett then withdrew, after examining the deposition, which ran as follows : . , " Thomas Dodson, of Bucklerebury, city of London, merchant, having reason to believe that Thomas TaYlor, of Bear-street, Lei cester-fields, tailor, has committed the crime of bigamy, 6y felo niously intermarrying with Mary Bond, at the Church of St. George, Hanover-square, his wife Ann being still living," &c. Dated September 4, 1826. MARYLEBONE.—Yesterday an old man named Cretunston was charged with committing ,a most violent assault upon the per son of Anse Bradshaw, on her road to chapel. Mies Ann Bradshaw (who is an antiquated maiden) stated, that as she was going to Tottenham-eourt-chapel, on Sunday morn ing, dressed in her silk gown, red shawl, and Leghorn bonnet, the defendant IRK violent hands upon her, twisted her shawl twiea round her neck, almost strangled her by holding it tight under her throat, threw her down, lraßitedlier across the street all in the mud, and by his violent shaking, repeatedly struck her in the 'bosom. • , The bonnet, gown, and shawl being produced, bore strong evi dance in favour of Miss Bradshaw's testimony. Mr. Baonnurosr—This is a singular charge, what provocation did you give him ? Miss Bradshaw—None iu the world, Sir : I never saw him before with my eyes. , . Mr. Bnotionvorr—Did he want to get your money, or offer to kiss you? Oh no; Sir !: (said Miss Bradshaw) : he did not attempt to rob me, nor even to kiss me. ' Mr. BR01:161HTON.-4 should suppose not; 1 think you are ra ther gone by that time of day ; but all this renders the thing still more mysterious. " I can explain it all your worship," said a female in the back trot:mi. " I am glad of it," replied Mr. Baougirros : " we will hear you presently." Mrs. Mary Ann King, of Charlotte-street, Portland-place, said that at about half-past 10 o'clock on 'Sunday morning, her atten tion was aroused by a most piteous cry, of, " Oh, oh, help !" she came to her window, and saw ' the old man dragging the elderly lady across the road, end at tire same time shaking her with great violence. , Thinking it to be a quarrel between a man and his wife, carried to a serious extreme, she went into the street, and reprimanded him for his conduct, when he, turned round; gave her an oath, and at the same time a, blow on her mouth. She believed him to be tipsy. Mr. Buouateron called for the explanation from the female behind. " I beg your pardon, your NVon!bip," said Margaret Ems., "‘ Mr. Craunston is a very indust rious Man; he, is a shoemaker, and no relation of mine; but be has had a little money left him, and he is near-sighted, and if you please, your Worship, his wife is most in. fault, for she wears a Leghorn bonnet , a red shawl, and a silk gown, and she is the very picture of that lady, height and all, and she toplchis money and ran away from him on Saturday night : she is more to biota than he is,—and if you plow your Worship, lie hit the lady instead of his wife—it's only a mistake, your Worship—tbat's . all." Mr. Bitonairrorr—This is a stranoce mistake, and a singular explanation ; what have you to say for yourself (addressing the defendant)? Why, Sir, my wife robbed pie, and the lady 'i shawl is very much like my wife's shawl— And you were drunk, said Mr. PROUGHT9N, and could not, tell one woman from another. I shall commit you, and you must go to prison, unleia you can 'Make your jeaee with Miss Bradshaw. THE ARMY- Detachments belonging to the fid, 45th, and 54th Regiments of Infantry, received orders to embark, this morning, on board a steam-vessel in the Ri ver for G ravesen d, on rou t e t o Chatham. A Detachment bel ong i ng to t h e 4 t h Regiment of Light Drs• goons received orders to march, this morning, from Westminster, for Alaidstnne. Detachments belonging to the 6th and 38th Regiments of ln. Pantry, are ordered to embark, this morning, On hoard a steam'vessel in the Riv e r, f or Gravesend, on routito Canterbury. SviclDE,On Sunday, a woman at oulton tied her legs together, and threw herself into the river Aire, near Meet Mills, an d was drowned. This insane conduct is 'add to have proceeded from matri monial circumstances of a very exasperating nature, which preyed on the poor woman's mind. She was heard to say, p rev i ous to t h e morn i ng o f h er death, that she would ffte probably destroy herself in some way ere ---Maccle ld A DituNicEN Asa.—On Monday; August 7, (says the Westmorland Gazette •writei,) We saw in reality 4$ a drunken ass." Poor Old Neddy had strayed up the Horse and Rainbow-yard, Kendal, and had a mind to taste *James Harker's home brewed, which was set out in the coolers. After a hearty pull or two he staggered out of the yard, and fell like many a nother drunken ass, and there he lay, like 4 drunken beast as he was, helpless, stupified; and ineipable of any ocer tion. His Fellside master, oti t:onung t o l o ok at hints I said; with an o a th, " the ass 1 $ t ditiaii to b u t only acting the old soldier.". Annais of Sporting. MISCELLANEOUS. POLITICAL ARITHMETIC.---A Sligo paper re- Commends, as the last remedy for the affliction of Ire , . land, Reduction in rents, Subtraction in taxes, Addi tion in our local trade, Multiplication in our foreign commerce, and an equal Division of the blessings of our " matchless" Constitution. I A certain surgeon dentist was called upon by a person of great maxillary dimensions; for-his assistance to dislodge $ tooth, which had begun to raise a mutiny among his nerves. The patient being seated on the floor, so as to accommodate his length to that of the doctor, began to open his mouth, nearly in manner and form of an old-fashioned fall-back chaise ; awl the otonished operator, who stood before him, fearing there might be a second edition of Jonah, exclaimed, with terror in his coun tenance, " you need not extend your jaw any further, for I in tend to stand an the outside while I extract the tooth."—Staf. fordshire Advertizer. • A fatal affray, arising out of some trifling feeling of jealousy, took place in the neighbourhood of Pool, Montgomery thire, on Saturday. Several reapers were employed in a field near that town, two of whom named hues and Gardner, were oh- Served by the other reapers to use boasting and exasperating lan guage to each other. One man said to the other, "If thee thinker thee beest a better man than me, come on )" and when the man turned his head towards theM, he saw Jones with the point of his Scythe fixed in the head of Gardner, and the latter falling to the gound. The man instantly ran to the Spot, and held the' body While the scythe was pulled out of the unfortunate man's head. He expired instantly. A Coroner's Jury sat upon the body, and a Verdict of " Manslaughter" being returned against Jones, he was committed to Montgomery gaol.—County Paper. ABANDONMENT OF, A SHIP, AN,DREMARKABLE OccuunExCx.—The bark Relief, of Belfast, Captain John Ma tier, sailed from St. .John's, New Brunswick, on the 4th of July last, timber laden,' and bound to Belfast. On the she sprung a leak, but proceeded on her voyage, the pumps keeping her free. On the evening of the 17th spoke a vessel hound to New York, and desired to be reported, but during that night the leak rapidly increased, and on the folloiving day the vessel beettine 'completely water-logged, and was abasdoned on the 19th, in lat. 45. 58. lon. 52. 58. The crew and passengers (among whom were four wb men and two or three children,) then took to the boats, although the weather was extremely thick and hazy, and providentially reached Trepassy on the morning of the 19th, and St John's, Newfoundland, on the 22d. It is a painfully interesting incident in this brief outline, that one of the female passengers, at the'time of quitting the bark, was critically enceinte, but by the very prompt and skilful attention of Mr. Thomas Bell, of Newtown , hamilton, surgeon, who was on board, she became a mother dur ing her otherwise anxious passage in the boat,to the land, and it is pleasing to add, that both she and the child are doing well. Too much cannot be said in praise of Mr. Bell on this occasion.— Dublin Patriot. • A horrid murder was perpetrated in the noon-day at. Tomavara, on Sunday last. John Duane, an industrious young man, was proceeding home, after hear i ng M ass a t Cha p el, when he was designedly way-laid by three fellows , o n l y a short distance. from the village, who 'immediately proceede d to assail him, and continued' striking him with stones until helay on the road cover ed with blood, and with scarcely appearance of life. The assas sins considered that they bad done for their unfortunate victim, fled from the spot, and some persons coming up, . removed the dying man into Toinavara, where lie expired next evening of the dreadfiil wounds he had received. ' The only cause that can be "Wilma for the fatal Outrage iii, a suspicion that helad given in formation under the Insurrection Act: The murder was com mitted about seventeen yards from a house. The body, which was terribly disfigured, exhibited a most revolting spectacle. That active Magistrate, Thomas R. Pepper, Esq., aided by the Police, has' used every, exertion for the discovery of the murderers, but without snccess.-•:-The wife of the deceased min had lain in only two days before his death.—Dublin Corterpondent. Last 'week . a melancholy circumstance' occurred in Westmorland, in the neighbourhood of Patterdale,'at the bead of lilleawater. About a week before, a young lady, seemingly 20 years of age, calling herself Miss Sands, came to the Inn at Pat terdale in a post-chaise, alone, and said she would remain for some time. From the period of her arrival until the following Friday, no part of her conduct gave. the alighest reason to suppose derangement of intellent i she ate her meals heartily, and employed herself chiefly in reading or walking, and was mild, obliging, and seemingly quite a lady . 'in her habits and deportment. On the afternoon of Friday, she told the landlady of the Inn, that she was going to Walk to the top of Helvellyn, (the higliettmountain in the neighbourhood,) and left Patterdale apparently with that intent, about five in the afternoon. Night came, and there were no tidings of her return. Late at night, it being bright moon light, several persons ascended the hill in search of her ; they could not, however, discover any trace of her; but next morn ing, 'a man passing the hill road at Grassmere, found the body of a young lady lying at the foot of that frightful precipice, which is altuott half the height of 'the mountain. It is needless to say, that the body was shockingly disfigured ; it teemed to have struck in its descent many projecting rocks. In the repositories of the deceaied, was famind a letter from a person signing himself William Holiday, dated Falmouth; in whicH is the following passage :'..-- " A few months' retirement, my dearest Mary, and all will come round and tie well ; you know you may depend on me." There is no possibility of ascertaining whether the death of this young female was the result of accident, but as there is at least no reason to believe the contrary, it is supposed the verdict of the Coroner must be" Found Dead."--Carlisle Patriot. ELOrEMENT.— . III IhiS liberal and improving age the humbler classes of society it would appear make no scruple to imitate the vices of their betters !---Last week a person named William Painter, upwards of 30 years of age, who has a wife and live children, clerk' to Mesart. Harvey of St. Day- for the last three years, eloped with a Miss Mary Tregoning, aged 28, who had been shop-girl in the acme establishment about twelve years. The parties had , managed the intimacy that subsisted between them with such secrecy that no suspicion of it was entertained until.Tnesday morning, when, they set off in a post chaise for Liskeard. It turns out however by some detected letters that their intimacy was of some standing: It is supposed the fugi tives have taken the route via Plymouth for 'Gibraltar, of which place Painter wee formerly a resident. The relatives of the girl are in the utmost distress, and fear that she will.be deserted when the little property she had saved has been expended.: they arc desirous therefore that she 'MUM leave her unprincipled seducer, and return to her anxious friends.— . Cornwall Gazette: NEW MODE OF " PRESERVING" FRIENDS.—.- Innumerable are the little offices and naMeless favonra by which friendship is displayed, and friends attached. SoMe show it by assisting us with the means of lieing—others by engaging to pro tect our ,Memories when' dead ; but of all the modes of evincing kituineop and " preserving" friends which we have ever heard of, the ,West Indian one is the : most singular. A gentleman has re cently arrived from a West Indian island, who embarked for England in weak health: His present malady and probable fate were the object of anxiety with his remaining frienda. What did they do in this Muse? Did they put on board fresh fruits or live stock far his sustenance during the voyage, or 'a physician to take , charge of his health ? No. But they quietly shipped for his use a cask of rumand a coffin. Apprehending that he might d ie during the passage, a n d th a t h e would not choose the " maw of sharks to be his monument," they considerately provided for keeping' him in spirits till he should reach land, and obtain Christian burial. The Object of such _kind sciliettide did - net, of course, know the intentions of his friends till he landed, perfectly restored in health, and could turn the rum to better account. MAJESTY.--A . . shortA r im E e C a n g o 6, T t E he w Or an JII tl i e P la it te E cel SE L T ated Charles Fox, !nip. pining to he in the neighbourhood of Windsor, was anxious to survey the Royal Residence there ; and with this view s h e ad.. dressed a note fo' the Steward or some other officer of time llnial Household; Begging to know if strangers wire' , admitted at that Castle. To this note, Which bore the name season to inapeet the , e mid address of t h e writer, aim, , answer was instantly returned intl.. t h e i n tended .vi.sit of Mrs. Pox 'would be most a gree _ 1 Castle The lady accordingly set out, and on her ar able at tae • . .‘ . rival wan rece i ve d with me utmost courtesy by 04.110u/chalk! Mating that ser vants, who conducted her through the'variOus 'aPartnuatts of the Royal Res ia qice , and omitted nothingwhich could gratify the en riniity or excite the interest of the visitor. Having finished .I,v , inspection, Mrs. Fox was about to take her departure, when she IsAas requested by the attendant to step aside into one of the private r o om s for a few moments. : After waiting a short time, the King e aters!, and walking up to Mrs:•Fox, with an air of the most widow of a late intimate an d hi g hl y valued f r i en d. Can d esce nding' affability took her by th e h and , and expresse d t h e high satisfaction he f el t inlaying thi s o p portun i t y of paying his reopecte to the . 1r Mrs. v ex wa s overcome at the monarch's condescension; .but the r the annum, at 'frilok.And e a lT . ' , T tnner Of his Majesty quickly restored her to her 'wonted composure. tie enquired m i nutely i nto he r' preeent situ ation and circumstances; and thinigh informed by Mrs. • Fea, that she had not been left : altogether d est it u te b y her late hull/Mil; Bia *jetty kindly preened upon he hit private purse Of 5001 . ce w i h ga i:h iv u o •e f a b n eli a e n v n e u the i f i r ; pet now enjoys.---Edinburgh St ar . r SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. EAST INDIAN. • ' The Resolution, Parker, from the Mauritius, has arrived at Falmouth—eailed from the Mauritius the I4th May, and St. He lena the 9th of July. The Columbine, Brown, from the Cape, in the Channel--sailed from the Cape on the 11th June; St. Helena, the 2d July; and from Ascension the 9th ditto. Drove on shore in Table Bay, and struck the ground. The Mary Ann, Gardner, from the South Seas, has arrived off Newhaven. ARRIVALS AT BENGAL.—The Enterprise, Johnson, , from Rangoon, on the 6 th of April , sailed 27th Ma rch ; and his Ma jasty's ship Alligator, Cheek, from ditto, on the 9th April, sailed from Rangoon the 17th of Maich. CArZ OF Goon Hoer.—The Duke of Gloucester, Ann, and a Government Packet, were lost at the Cape on' the 7th of June. SHIr , armor wilt.--The William Parker, Brown, front Singapore to London, on the 28th of August, in latitude longitude 16. ARRIVALS AT THE CATE.—The Earl of zgremont, John son, from Loudon ; and the New Times, Clark, from ditto, an the 26th of May SAILINGS FROM THY Cars.—The Morning Star, Stickball], for Ceylon, on the 24th May ; his. Majesty's ship Hind, Trowels. , for Madras, on the 28th ditto; the Juliana, Inues, for Madras, on the 28th ditto; and the Norval, Cronbro, for Bengal, an th e Ist of June. AnalvAL AT ST. HISLENA.—The Asia, Shred, from Bengal, the 20th of June--sailed from Bengal on the 10th of April, and from St. Helena, the 24th ditto, for Philadelphia. The Cornelia Henrica, Feisket, from Batavia, arrived in she Texel on the Slat August—sailed the sth April. A very heavy gale of wind, from the N.W. was EXperieHad at the Cape on the 6th of June, which occasioned considerable damage to greater part of the vessels in Table Bay. The DO of Gloucester and William (coasters) ; and the Nautilus, VP!: and Buckhy, Pyt, were on shore, mid expected to be got opt and repaired. The Olive Branch, and the Earl of Egre.mont, had weathered the gale at the Cape. The New Times, Clark, was to Sail from the Cape for London on the 10th of June; Capt. W. Best, late of the Perseversac e, was coming home passenger in her. LLOYDS', Szix. 4. DEAL, Sirs.. 2.—Wind Z—Arrieeti and remain the Hope , Cox, from Messina; and Comet, • Lintel]lan, from Snirme• Paiiied, the Brothera,,Mosely, from London to New South Witt"' SEPT: d S.W.—Passed, don for Demerara ; Princes*. Elintheth, Kemp, from Hambu r g for Liverpool ; Three Sisters, Jones, from Riga for Waterford Elizabeth Brandt, Burmestir, - from' Archangel ; and enoh, i4 ", the Sarah, Wilson, from DI; steamer, from London for Demerara—Aug. 30, 4 p.m • a ship ' le ' just come in, reported to be George Heine, from Bengal. • PORTOIOUTIE, SEW. 2 and 3.—Wind N.E.—Arrived Spring, fellow, Dantzig. PLYMOUTH, SEPT. I.—Wind Oscar, Ex _ grave for St...l.Ther ; Lugus, Forster, for Aliramiebi mouth, Trounsell, for Quebec ; Cleopitra, Devon, f o ' t, burgh; Sir J. Provost,Jacknan, for Quebec; a nd Quebec Pee Atkinson, for ditto. Resolution, FA LAiOATII, Sen. I.—Wind the j July Parker, from the Mauritius, ,sailed May 1 4, and Si. 11 "" 9 ; George the Fourth mil ---,.Arrived from London. from S cr e, N.N.E.—Arrived the Brailsford , A.° St. John's, N. 8.; Trim, Dickenson, from Trieste_ r ; u J u ly Freeling packet, from the Mediterranean, sailed from enric, O 22, Malta 31, Gibraltar, Aug. ' lB, and Cadil2o ; aleso packet„ Walker, from New York and Halifax.—Sailed the S with packet' for Lisbon; Lavinia , Treg a r thon, for Malta, Stc• and Joseph, Fenn, for . Oporto. Livaßroot, Sari. N.N.W.—Arrived the liartn °ll ' Rube, front Bremen; Atalante, from Dantzie. Scrz. 2.—Wind N.E.—Arrived the Amelia, Ferbrugun, from Oporto ; and Levant, Kerr, from St. Petershurgh. from rti chebucto, crew consisting of mate, two men , and a boy. On the Witeranavetz, Sart . . I.—Arrive d the Ann, Aldred, 25th ult., when off the harbour of Holyhead, while the CaPte. l° , and boat's crew were on shore, it came on to blo w so hard t h a t the ship was driven off land, and obliged to bear up for this port , which fortunately proved to be her port of discharge. Cava or Coon biome, .lAN. iO.--On the tith instant a Ileac/ gale from N.W. was experienced, which necasioned some datusg4 to several vessels in Table Bay. The Duke of Gloucester, and William, coasting vessel, were driven on shore, but will be got oir and repaired.—The Colombian (arrived off Dover) during the gale at the • Cape of Good Hope, on the 6th. June, , drove and struck the ground. The Nautilus, Tripe, front . London to Mail ritius, was driven on shore at the Cape of Good Hops during th e gale of the 6th June, but expected to be got off. LONDON MARKETS. PRICE' or BREAD. The highest price of Bread in the MetropOlis is 9id• f'r,:o.he 41b: Loaf-I—There are others who sell from a halfpenny t° pence halfpenny below that price. Red PRICE OF SEEDS.—Sarr. 4. 7 0,, 74s- New - English R Clover Seed (per Cwt.).-----. 525. 6: 3 - 2 n : ym, *- Old Pitt° Dlttn. • ..., • • .-..... 364. 40‘. ll n 6 0.• ea& „ •ne • New Foreign Ditto-. - o, 50. Old Ditto Did , ' 32s 445. fini %. i. New •White Clover . . 545. 60s. tine 6- , 5 ,2,, Old Ditto.. • - 3os 455. tine OM' , - 40. New T 25 5 . fine . - _ 21 .. fine OM ' , 2 0,. Oki Ditto ' . - - Si. 14e. fine t 6 L 3 0, , Rib Grass English Carrawry Seed ' ' ' - - 295. 31s. 3 55 . Ll n , -... Foreign Ditto - 2 tis 2Ss. 3 1 . ;;„, 1 9,.. Coriander - - ' - ' - • St. Foin --(peT quarter) '-- . I-85- 'lie. I S t t c it:: . . --* .06 . . RY 4 I Orals ...'.......:-...-.4.—.,.....—.4..4-.........--.....-! ris. 265. ne vi' vi t . . Pacey 1)Itto Linseed:for feeding' ' ' ' : , ....4. Ills. ..„,„ 3 "" ijne SP. Ditto, (or crushing ..- - -.- —s. 3 a''' t i n e .'.- 4 . Canary Seed; New-. 175. ills. fi ne 1011.-1115.....01d ...4. ---• .. " 4. lint .a* B U r ` o h w it n e 11- D t i n t s to tard______ ........ Seed ......-...(per Bushel) , ........ -4 .. 1 0 1: 45.1 1 2, 111 4 . ho ne . " .4 ....: : Turnip S eeds ...,IMIMS.W.N..••••• • •••••••• • • • •••••• • •••.1.0.6.4,MAPI ••••• 5 . 42C atita -- .' fine '... ' Green and Red Ditto ' ' - Tares, _Old ......9s, lid. 10s. 6d. flue Os. 0d..---New —s. IW. Fir i a to fl'' Rape Set4l, English, fine (per tast)' 211. to 12C --- Forellij • PRICE OF OIL • ' ° Rape Oil,. brown, 941. 135. Re fi ned 19 , 0 lAnseed vll 15 if Linseed 04 Cake at the Mill, per thousand_ 0 Rape Cake, per ton • • 0.11 , WHITECHAt'EL HAY MARKI I I%-l-gx_rt , 0 " od. to t toi l 31s• Clover t 0•1355. - -1 • PRICES OF- IMPS (per Cut.j-.Ssrr 4 t., "rb" he new growth of Hops, now daily Arrive at V1T7,,el (3°" quantity hitherto come to hand, however, doss not ei„batea pockets. The prices since the first'srdes have considerl °4 ; st3{ l the currency of to-day is, for Kent Pockets, 61. to 6 1 . u $ 0 . 1 )0 1. for Sussex Pockets, 41. 10s. to :5/. Old D t 31 PRICE OF. FOTATGES...Stri: a. r T a w New Potatoes 3/. ss. to SI, 10g. i t PRICES 'OF LEATHER tl• ~,, it l'er lb. rt. cl. Per lb. It ~ iti 111; 4 " reprn t riai t to e ts uc r oitdacetn A0 shids5Hise to t ; t 6 t ( 0 11 561b oesueb.50 b.L7 1)± : '— {33154 .1 to 13 7 ' 1 7; _ I I S i pa '" n n l ed r lic."4 : ... Hide'''. 1 6 1 ‘ te si Ditt0..........5.. 17 to ilr i si l ts t' t :k ....__*;.___. h seau ir l i l L ietrt --: °a 6 D roet rt a / ooib. 4° :__b: b ' r i ll t i t o; r o g6 o - 1 :1 Dltfn sf_ RAW lair)a- • $ Per Stone. g. d. a . d. Per pto ge. Best Heifen find Steen 2 oto 3 0 Or nary 7 0 Middlings SHEEP SEINE abs-16. 4d, to Sts. Od. Od. to Of; f 1 She/0 s, th Beattincint — Collingwood-- 24 t Heaton.. ' ' 3l 0 liolywelf.. '27 6 Killlnitworth,..4.., 20 6 Liddell's Main-- 25 2 Ord's Bedhugh 25 Pelaw 30 0 fierrj 26 0 Ship ote 17 0 Tantieldsnor , —.. 31 3 'Manley 20 n Shiro at Market 'AL II KET.--Ss PT. 6., SO" W SR 0 Walls/ 2 1A Bell's.. 30 8 WallsF.ndßewickal 0 8tern16.... V/ 6 W. K Bllrraton 29 0 W. F. Greeo..;o W. E. Hotspur Stig E. NewmArch 30 0 W. E. 19'rrthurnb. 26 9 W. E. Russell's 31. 6 634 —Ships $4.16,. 46" 0 1 . •• 51 Miffed Tractor.- „ 0 Latubton smal.-- 4 Hussars I,y9r 6 f;i) 6 'wham. Walt 4 FMigott("l7 0 Walla Emi Lions 9 W. 14mbadn-, gassers fiettmessi 0 Watid:r43,4**:-.'4 BIRTHS . . • the lady a the law tip the 4th inst, at East loulsey, o f Colonel Ross, of a son. ~ On the 2d'inst, at Eton Lodge, near I verpo o the ladY ; Joseph Walker, Esq., of MARRIF.D - e i on if On the 4th inst., at All Souls, Alaiylehoue, Samuel , t e to °f Mr. Samuel Baxter, of Itegent.Attett, Cavencliah-eque, Eliza, youngest daughter of the late Bryon Conner, OI• Dna): On the 2(1 inst., Edututni Janson, of Tottenitatn-grent - r.d e of On the 4th intt.', in hit 27th year, Alt. George TTIT!r7 tir Irish Chmnberi;Guildhall. • „, , Printed atielPubliabt4 -by M. YO. •Gy at s No. 112, Strand. Stitt Orr cg'